Physical media is incredible. Zines very much jive with the twee wave we're all riding rn! Currently obsessed with bog bodies by Lu Fraser because I'm writing an assignment about it for uni.
Check them out on Instagram @wetbog.jpg
I adore music zines. Always loved them. I don’t mean full-on glossy magazines, though I love those, too. I mean the handmade, typewritten, toner-smeared kind made out of printer paper and staples and a burning desire to participate in a tradition of creative writing, interviewing, art-making, and whatever other form of creativity one feels like stuffing into its pages. At the moment, I’m obsessed with a few: Hallogallo, which is run out of Chicago by Kai Slater (of the bands Lifeguard and Sharp Pins) which just published its 10th issue featuring an interview with Stereolab’s Laetitia Sadier; Love Injection, a long-running club culture zine by NYC’s Barbie Bertisch and Paul Raffaele; and Shadow Wolf, the handiwork of Holland-based electronic artist Legowelt.
Some great resources to help you fall down the rabbit hole/places to find them: https://www.quimbys.com/store/
https://microcosmpublishing.com/catalog/zines
https://www.antiquatedfuture.com/zines/
https://www.brownreclusezinedistro.com/
Such a great way to share work and collaborate with people you wouldn't typically encounter. They can be whatever format you want, and I love that. I'm not in NYC, but if you decide to cast a wider net, I'm in. I've been mostly sharing via a newsletter lately, but I linked to a self-published magazine I made a while back.
